 Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome

The Oratorio del Gonfalone or "Oratory of the Banner" is a building in Central Rome which once housed a Catholic fraternity.Founded in 1264 under the name of the " Accomandati di Madonna Santa Maria", over the centuries the group dedicated itself to various activities, including the participation in religious processions as banner carriers (wearing white gowns with peaked blue hoods), and also of putting on a yearly passion play.